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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (13 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I am aware that the UK have very recently lifted the visa requirement on Colombia for short visits and that this arrangement also applies in the Schengen area. The Deputy will also be aware that both the UK and Schengen States intend to introduce in the near future an Electronic Travel Authorisation System for certain non-visa required countries. It is the case that Colombia remains on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ukraine War (11 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to ensure a coordinated national response to this volatile and evolving situation. This includes their work to evacuate Irish citizens and their families who may require visa assistance. Where cases are highlighted by DFA for assistance the Visa Division processes them in as speedy and sympathetic manner as possible. My Department is in regular contact with the...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (15 Nov 2011)

Alan Shatter: It is open to any visa required national to apply for a visa for any purpose and citizens of Bosnia are no different from other visa required nationalities in this regard. Each visa application is considered on its individual merits. In assessing any Visa application, the Visa Officer will consider various matters, including whether it is reasonable in the circumstances to conclude that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (14 Sep 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can inform the Deputy that on 22 April 2022, I announced the extension of the 5-year multi entry short-stay visa option to all visa-required countries. The availability of 5-year multi entry short stay visas to eligible applicants from all visa required countries is a very positive measure. It will enable people who visit Ireland regularly, for business or family reasons in particular,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (8 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: In order to work in Ireland, a non-EEA national, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid employment permit, which is administered by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE). Visa required nationals must apply for a “D” long stay employment visa once they have been granted an employment permit from DETE. Employment visas are currently processed in seven...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 May 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Cairo on 18 December 2009. Following consideration by the Visa Officer the application was refused on 12/01/2010. The refusal decision was appealed on 02/03/2010. The Visa Appeal Officer upheld the original decision on 02/03/2010. It is the policy of the Visa Section of my Department to permit only one appeal for...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 Jun 2013)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by officials of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they are not aware of any inordinate delay in processing short stay visa applications. Detailed analysis of short stay visa applications for 2012 shows that almost 50% of such applications worldwide were processed within four days of having been received in an embassy or visa office....

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (24 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 and 157 together. As stated in my reply to Parliamentary Question 157 of 9 June 2010, Visa Officers are provided with on the job training and support by more experienced Visa Officers in the section. This approach is considered to be the most logical and indeed best suited to delivering a quality customer service to visa required nationals. In general, a...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (27 Apr 2010)

Dermot Ahern: My Department processes visas for non-EEA nationals who are visa required. All types of visa applications are typically processed in the country where the visa applicant resides rather than in their country of citizenship. Also, it is not possible to distinguish between visas granted for holiday purposes as opposed to other short stay visas such as visits to family and friends. Regarding...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (9 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I propose to take Questions Nos. 123 and 124 together. It is not the general practice of the Visa Office to issue multiple journey visas unless a compliant travel history to Ireland in the recent past has been shown. In that context, a Visa Officer would normally expect to be satisfied that the conditions of at least two previous visas has been observed. There are two main categories of visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (25 Oct 2022)

Helen McEntee: When applying for a visa, an applicant must submit their current passport and this must be valid for at least 6 months after the date the applicant plans to leave Ireland. The visa office will also require a photocopy of each page from all previous passports where available. The application will be delayed if the applicant does not provide copies of all previous passports available. As...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: Decisions regarding the granting or refusal of short stay C visas, primarily tourist or visit visas, are made in a number of Visa Offices overseas, in the Immigration Service Visa Office in Dublin, and at Embassies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which process certain visa applications under delegated sanction from my Department. The processing times for visa decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (3 Nov 2020)

Helen McEntee: ...State is contained in the Government's Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This information can be accessed on the Immigration Service Delivery website - . If the family members is a visa required national they must seek the appropriate visa for their circumstances. Each visa application is considered on its individual merits having regard to all of the information and...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (29 Jun 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Dublin on the 19 April 2010. Following consideration by a Visa Officer it was refused on the 13 May 2010 for the following reasons: 1. The evidence of finances submitted was deemed insufficient in that a six month bank statement immediately prior to the application was not submitted. 2. It was the opinion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (17 Oct 2023)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy there are no plans to open additional overseas visa offices in any new locations. There are currently seven overseas Visa Offices in addition to the Visa Office in Dublin. They are located in Abuja, Beijing, London, Moscow, Ankara, Abu Dhabi and New Delhi. Citizens of the United States of America (USA) and the Republic of Korea are not visa required nationals and may...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (22 Nov 2022)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that Lebanese nationals are visa required and must have a valid Irish entry visa before they seek to enter the State. Any visa required national that wishes to enter the State for up to 90 days must have a Type C Short Stay Visa. A visa required national that wishes to reside in the State for longer than 90 days must have a Type D Long Stay Visa. Any person that wishes...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (5 Mar 2024)

Helen McEntee: The position remains that, while there is no current plans to alter the visa regime for nationals of Colombia in the short-term, the situation is kept under review. In support of visa processing in Colombia, Ireland has recently opened a Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Bogota. I should also point out that we have also extended the multi-entry visa option for up to 5 years for all visa...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (18 Apr 2012)

Alan Shatter: Chinese citizens travelling to Ireland as tourists currently have their visa applications processed within 5 to 10 working days. The processing of visas for Chinese citizens coming here for business purposes ordinarily takes two to five working days. I am advised that these timeframes are well within international norms. It should also be noted that the approval rate for Irish visa...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (9 Apr 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the fees applicable are administrative fees set to cover the cost of processing a visa application.  The current fee for a short stay visa is €60 for a single journey visa and €100 for a multiple journey visa.  The fee is classified as a diplomatic and consular fee and is therefore set by my colleague, the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (30 Apr 2014)

Alan Shatter: As a result of a number of initiatives I have introduced the number of short stay visas (including visas for tourism purposes) granted to Chinese nationals has grown steadily from just over 7,300 in 2011 to over 8,100 in 2013, an 11% increase. The approval rate for visa applications from China is 92% which compares very favourably internationally. Visa applications for Chinese nationals...